Vazhakka + Cherupayar Curry

How many of you count calories before and after you eat something? Being a foodie I hate to admit it  but , yes I do. Its not that i don't eat anything , high in calories , but I regret with a guilty cloud that I did. Any one there who does the same thing?

I know , I am getting off lately than usual , and its just because I am pretty busy with stuffs in the personal front. Though I am trying my best to get me back on track , Mr Time doesn't seem to agree with me. More over now a days, I am not cooking any blog worthy mallu dishes too. After all ,this blog is my pastime favorite right! 

In Pic:- vazhakka cherupayar curry

Have you heard of Vazhakka Uppu curry ? It used to be a kanji favorite back home , while growing up and some how lost its charm on the way , until last week when amma said she planned to make it , but ended up making this erissery/curry instead. When she said "Erisseryum , Unakkameen chammanthiyum , acharum ayirunnu innu curry; velliyazcha ayirunnondu erachi illayirunnu " (We had Rice with this curry,Dry fish chutney and pickle for lunch , and since it was Friday , no meat ") ; Catholics abstain from meat on Friday and I try my best to follow it at least till the evening....Ooh I couldn't just resist the urge to make exactly the same as soon as possible.

The combo of cherupayar and vazhakka was that appealing to me and I made this the very next day and it was mind blowing-ly awesome.♡♡♡

I made the unakkameen podichathu with green chiles and added a bit coconut , contrary to the recipe here in this post and I always have 2 jars of Kadumanga -mango pickle for my pickle crazy husband ; so cooking the same meal was such an easy job :)

 In Pic:- vazhakka cherupayar curry,Unakkameen chammanthy , kadumanga achar , thayiru mulaku

Recipe for Vazhakka + Cherupayar Erissery / Curry ( Moong Beans + Plantain +coconut)

Ingredients:-
Serves - 4-6 people
Total cooking time - 1 hour

Bowl 1

Cherupayar / Green gram - 1/4 to 1/2 cup

Salt to taste
Water as needed
Bowl 2

Vazhakka / Green Plantain - 3 nos

Green chiles slit - 3-4

Crushed chili flakes - 1 tea spoon

Turmeric powder - a pinch

Salt to taste

Water - 1 cup

Bowl 3 To grind

Grated coconut - 1/4 cup

Cumin seeds/ jeerakam - a large pinch

Shallots - 2-3

Garlic - 2 cloves

Curry leaves - 3-4
Water - as needed

Oil
Curry leaves

Directions:-
Soak green gram for 2 hours . Cook it with enough water and salt and set aside.
Combine all the ingredients in Bowl 2 in a cooking pan and cook covered until the plantain pieces are well cooked.
Grind all the ingredients in Bowl 3 to a coarse paste.
Add cooked green gram to the cooked plantain and bring to boil.
Stir in the coconut paste and simmer for 4-5 minutes , until everything is blended together, stirring occasionally.
Drizzle a table spoon of oil over the curry and some curry leaves . remove from heat, let it stand covered for some more time . Serve warm.Goes well with kanji too

In Pic:- vazhakka cherupayar curry,Unakkameen chammanthy , kadumanga achar , thayiru mulaku

See other recipes mentioned in this post

• Unakkameen podichathu
• Kerala mango pickle

✎Sarah 

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